Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1949 — Page 2
{- Churchill Puts ~~ Blame on Scrap | On Labor Regime
: Winston Churentii leveled gharges against the Labor Gov-
ernment at London today that it had blundered in sending warships up the Yangtze River In China, where théy were hit by Chinese Communist shore guns that killed 40 men. The general charges were that the {li-fated sloop Amethyst should not have been sent up the river and that If the trip was absolutely necessary air cover should have been provided.” Besides Mr. Churchill, other Conservative members of Parliament and the British press joined in the charges against the government, : The government's explanation of the affair will be submitted to the House of Commons tomorrow.
West Germany
THE three western military governors met west German politjcal leaders in an attempt to remove final obstacles to the estab lishment of a West German state, Prospects for settlement appeared following agreement est Germany's two prin-
ists and the Christian-Democrats, on. limited powers to be granted the proposed new federal government, Meanwhile, the Russians eased
the Berlin blockade minutely by
#0 far as he knew had nothing to do with the rumors that the blockade might be removed.
“1
__ plete reports on how 105 meter cannon, anti-tank weapons e land lighter arms worked over ‘the
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Americans Study Action on Yangtze By CLYDE FARNSWORTH Seripps-Howard Staff Writer SHANGHAI, Apr. 25—The gun\nery displayed by Communist ishore batteries against four Brit{ish warships in the lower Yangtze {has attracted the suspicious in terest of official Amefican "observers. : They are studying still incommilli
sloop Amethyst and outshot two destroyers and one cruiser that
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ABOARD AIRLINER BOUND FOR SHANGHAI Apr. 25—Two “Russian ~~ diplomatic couriers” boarded this plane in Tokyo today for threatened Shanghai with 351 pounds_of secret luggage which has diffomatic immunity. They are Grigori Prokine, 42, and Ivan Titov, 40. Le They said the trip was “rot tine,” but their presénce aboard this - plane and their trip to Shanghai-—which is ‘almost cer« tain to fall inté Commiinist hands soon—has created considerable interest, Re “They ‘were accompanied by
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By FRANK MH. BARTHOLOMEW military uf Shee United Press Vice President. Pastis Ares went until they
Scenes such as this are common today in China as the Com.
tri ko, 36, confessed Bo-| uit rmies crash through the Nationalists’ front along the Ty. a an Yn Yangtre. Civilians mostly, they flee to any sanctuary with what Sunt : said the date wares of the world they can carry. : i Les¢henko’s depart . 3 : on nts sens 5 ONANghai Airport Jammed igration authorities. Les- » .. » * dente was arsed ust weir With Rich Chinese in Flight Peru ‘ ~ Any Destination Appeals to Refugees The i re- So Long as They Escape Red On-Rush ported today that it had nipped oki By FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW TE os ant a] te Bra Co TIER hla lea Freer ee SHANGHAI, Apr, 25-1 stepped off a plane at the International
cers and policemen were c with participating in the plot. Japan A NBW exchange rate 5¢ 380 un 1p the U. 3. 40s 55. day sent share prices up as much as 50 yen per share in Tokyo's
Textiles took a lead gains with Nisshin Spinning, ___ -Dadaito Spinning and Teijin new up 50 to 800 yen. We
“Indo-China
Bao Dal, who ment with France on + stop at Singapore.
‘Get Tough’ Order Closes 7 Dens
(Continued From Page One) ing. bookie joint” Chief Rouls
Liquor raid on the home of ... Andrew Davis, 42, of 543 Kinney St, brought in a quantity of liquor, police reported. Combination liquor and gambling raid ended the operation“of a joint at 409 Aghes St. _ arrested seven men, including the owner, Samuel McFarland, of 428 Patterson St. .. Other “nuisance raids” broke up gaming and fllegal liquor operations at 503 8. Alabama St. and 1507 Yandes St. A cigar store owner and a customer were arrested today by police who strolled in @uring the sale . of a policy slip. Albert Mintern, 51, of 84235 N. California St., proprietor of a cigar store at 601 N, West 8t., was charged with keeping a room for pool selling and operating a lottery and gift -enterprise. The customer, Mamie Stokes, 50, of 2333 Sheldon St. was charged with gaming and visiting a gaming house.. 8
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Airport here early this evening and found it thronged with wealthy Chinese awaiting air evacuation in any direction. The waiting rooms were piled high with baggage. Alr traffic was unbelievedly congested. Incoming planes were stacked up on the air strips. It was raining hard. There was no .of any warl™ damage around thé” airpo the manifest urge on the the Chirése and excitemfént or tension among the customs andl. immigration officials reflected the Communist threat to this city of 6 million.
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All major issues gained 20 per cent compared with the! closing Saturday.
Half a mile from the airport on| _ 1"® Russians on Plane the way into Shanghai, we were| The U. 8. dollar dropped in restopped at a barbed wire road lation to the gold yuan, the na-| block. Nationalist soldiers with|tionalist currency base, and was, rifies at the ready checked every 8Veraging 300,000 gold yuan to! vehicle on the crowded road, and|0n® dollar. Greenbacks lost. their| every individual passenger, lure for street vendors, who were! Re loath to. accept anything in the adways Jammed paper line excepting oh a treAll the Chinese were required to|Mendous market. produce identification cards. Twol Many shops - which slashed hours’ were required to creep the|Prices Saturday In an effort to) four-mile distance from the air- unload their. stocks before the port to the city, The roadways Communists arrived were boost-| were jammed with refugees ining the quotations back to normal every type of conveyance and in ‘oday. every condition of life, Eo
| On our arrival at the airport, I was told that during the day! “Russian diplomatic couriers” | the streets in the city had been| Wen! through the Chinese customs clogged with all kimds of vehicles °P diplomatic Immunity, The 351 and humanity, But this evening|POUNds of excess luggage was some semblance of normalcy had) Pssed the same way, without ex-, returned. amination. | The awareness of the ap- The couriers, Grigori Prokine,!
42, and Ivan Titov, 40, had deproaching Communist armies waal,,.q" yheir trip” as: ‘voytine "|
But their presence aboard the plane and their trip to Shanghai when it seemed about to fall into! Communist hands aroused considerable interest,
the doorways of downtown buildings to ward off the rain as best they could. Mothers were nursing their babies. Whole families were! on the move with their meager belongings and clothing little better than rags. Penks Ofien as Usual Police and other city authori-| [ill ities were doing their best to pro- Ji vide food and shelter for .the restive, shifting populace. But it was an immense job. i Banks operated as usual, in-! il ! cluding the central bank and [ill Or Your Travel Agent | other government institutions. Hl Ticket Office, 6 E. Morket St. | “The commodity and financial ({\ EWCAGO & SQUINERN AIR LINES markets gave most of their at-| Nr tention to settling accounts left
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was Chinese marksmanship. He doubted that Chinese artillerymen| ~eevn those who might have more and more like a modern been captured from the Nationalists—could lay down fire that picked. so accurately at vitals of these warships.
could say about it. to say what was “the very most’ ys more!”
pet” at 11,000 feet, forbidding low | altitude approaches. : The one-time guerrilla armies of Gen. Chu Teh: are looking
One observer doubted that it
fighting force. U. S.-Made Tanks They have American - made [tanks which could Nave been cap-| : Resembles Japs {tured in Manchuria or North : It rather resembled the Jap- China. When they appeared in
the
anese ability to handle heavyithe Peiping victory parade, the
caliber weapons, he said, and tanks paused in front of the U. 8. that was “‘the very least” you Constlate and student demonstraHe declined tors riding on them yelled, “Send
The Reds also. have a number ussian vehicles. It is generally assumed that
to be said. Chinese Nationlalists have of charged that the Communists in|
" Manchuria had an international the artillery turned against the corps that included Japanese war British on the Yangtse was Amer-
veterans. The bulk of the Chinese!ican-made and captured either in Communist forces formerly In{Manchuria or in Shantung and Manchuria now are in central/Honan Provinces in the Nation. China. alists’ great debacle there last It so happened that on the day fall, But it is also recalled that the . Amethyst was attacked— heavy artillery appeared among Wednesday — there. Appeared the Communists last spring Deabove Taiyuan, besieged capital fore their winning streak. of Shansi Province and 100 miles! British officials are deeply dis-
the Yangtze, unusually accurate of the Yangtze. The grounded anti-aircraft fire, {Amethyst still. has not been Commefcial pilots who haveifreed. Survivors aboard were been air-dropping rice to Taiyuan compelled to bury their dead “at
from the expert cannonading on turbed by the impromptu battle
everywhere they ‘boarded the plane. An Army captain at customs told me “we never bother with Russiafis of their baggage.” While in Tokyo, I visifed Gen. Douglas MacArthur and found) him keeping late hours at his Far East Command headquarters, closely “scanning intelligence reéports of the Communist sweep ‘Incoming were primari ly concerned with American inThe General indicated he would comply with any request to aid the Navy in evacuating American from CHina. °
State Employment Shows Slight Drop A decline in state employment which began early this winter continued through mid « March, Kveret- L. Gardner, director of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said today. The gap from the previous month has narrowed, Mr. Gardner pointed out. March employment was estimated at 1,156,000, an 8 per cent drop from February and a 32 drop from March of last Introductions of new models; opening of spring sales cam-
ventories helped bolster employ ment in some industries. In others, declines were traceable to the lag in salés and seasonal fac-
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‘By CHANG KUO-SIN United Press Staff Correspondest i NANKING, Apt. 256--The new. Communist administration of] Nanking pledged today that foreigners as well as the private; business property of Chinese residents will be protected under the new regime, : Communist ( Chen Yi posted a seven-point notice in the captured Nationalist capital informing residents that their lives, property and private ustrial and
public order. “Foreigners, includin diplomatic personnel,’ with the exception of those who indulge in law violating or subversiveness, Will protected,” the notice said. Nanking greeted its Communist captors with great curiosity, gathering in huge crowds to watch as they marched through or sank down to rest in the streets of the city. mY Order was restored to Nanking, which suffered from a full day of looting Saturday, as soon as the Commiinists arrived.
Motor Falls From Plane, Flier Drops to Death |
* JACKSON, Miss., Apr. 25 (UP) |
~A 23-year-old stunt flier from Decorah, Ia, fell to his death here yesterday when the motor of |
his plane fell out while he was
‘doing air acrobatics at 50 feet.
The flier, performing with the Trans-American Air Shows, was identified as Billy Fisher. He had just completed an outside loop! when a motor support cracked, | the propellor sheared through a, wing and the plane crashed and
said the ack:atk lay “liké a car-'sea.”
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ranking British diplomatic cial, has renounced his
citisenship land intends to remain in the
Soviet Union to work for peace,
the Communist newspaper Pravaa
sald today. . The newspaper published an
open letter from Mr. Johnston,
chief editor of the British Eme.
ibassy’s - Russian-language newse
paper “here, attacking the At. lantiec Pact, British foreign policy and “British and American war. mongers.” : . nese MR. JOHNSTON is the highest Anglo-American official to break
with his embassy since the end .
of the war. : Mr. Johnston's letter eaught the British Embassy by surprise.
Center Project Confers on ABC
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Louis today talking with financial
advisers over the projected sports center to house the 1950 meeting of the American Bowling Con gress here. ; Mr. McGinley, owner of the Parkmoor restaurant and 1114 adjacent acres on W. 38th St, had gathered preliminary figures from the Foster Engineering Co. on a $750,000 building on the land across from the Coliseum at the State Fairgrounds. The $3 million ABC session was to have been held in the Coliseum: but a break between Fair Board officials and the ABC over rentals and dates tossed the deal in the waste basket last Friday. . Mr. McGinley is expected to ree turn to Indianapolis late tomore row afternoon with his answer,
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